Brendan Fraser is experiencing something of a career renaissance, and really, we couldn't be happier. While he's getting critical acclaim -- and a probable Oscar nomination -- for "The Whale," he has put in outstanding work throughout his career. Yes, we're even including "Encino Man," in which he performed some genuinely terrific physical comedy. But while he's arguably best known for goofy comedies and action adventures like "The Mummy," Fraser is also no stranger to dramatic roles, such as his breakthrough role in "School Ties."
The film is a strong coming-of-age story dealing with issues of antisemitism in the 1950s, and features a largely satisfying ending that sees Fraser's character, David Greene, come out on top after being wrongly accused of cheating and threatened with expulsion from his prestigious boarding school.
In retrospect, this film about a poor Jewish kid from Scranton recruited to play football at a WASPy New...
The film is a strong coming-of-age story dealing with issues of antisemitism in the 1950s, and features a largely satisfying ending that sees Fraser's character, David Greene, come out on top after being wrongly accused of cheating and threatened with expulsion from his prestigious boarding school.
In retrospect, this film about a poor Jewish kid from Scranton recruited to play football at a WASPy New...
- 12/13/2022
- by Jeff Kelly
- Slash Film
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